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3.95 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Este libro fue ciertamente un libro. Al inicio pensé que solo sería un romance con diferencia de edad más, era super tierno, con la cantidad de drama y romance suficiente, pero ese final, wtf.
Empezamos con nuestra protagonista Ivy, madre de dos, con 36 años que acaba de descubrir que su esposo de 18 años, 18 AÑOS, la está engañando hace un año con una de sus trabajadoras. El hdpt es un maldito que se porta como un perro y la deja. Obviamente Ivy está destrozada, y luego de llorar y estar triste decide hacer todo lo que su marido le prohibió, una de esas cosas es hacerse un tatuaje.
Es así como conocemos a Lukas, un tatuador e integrante (a veces) de la banda que su hermano tiene con sus primos. Tiene 24 años y es más maduro por su pasado doloroso, está buscando sentar cabeza y al conocer a Ivy está seguro que ella es la indicada.
Obviamente Ivy primero lo duda, pero Lukas de hecho es demasiado encantador y bueno para ser verdad, así que cae totalmente y tiene una relación muy sana y bonita. Aunque Ivy es algo molesta con lo de la edad, pero bueno x, eran bonitos juntos, pero es una relación que he visto en miles de libros super parecidos a este.
Ahora, aquí es cuando lo raro pasa.
La hija mayor de Ivy llama a Luka borracha porque un chico la emborrachó y la dejó sola en una calle. Luka obviamente va a recogerla. La regaña un poco y le dice que se quede en el cuarto de invitados, pero ella empieza a tocarlo, sugerir que se acuesten juntos (acosarlo sexualmente básicamente). Él obviamente le dice que nada que ver, que está loca, que se duerma y se le pasará la locura.
La mañana siguiente Ivy va a la casa de Lukas y encuentra a su hija saliendo desnuda del baño del cuarto de Lukas, y su hija empieza a mentir y decir que algo pasó entre Lukas y ella. Obvio es mentira, pero Ivy no sabe eso y caramente le cree a su hija.
Se separan pero Lukas no se rinde y le pide a Ivy que lo escuche, que cree que el padre de su hija planeó todo esto y su hija es cómplice. Ivy le dice que todo es complicado, pero sabe que Lukas nunca le haría eso, así que le pregunta a su hija y después de que lo negara unas cuantas veces más su madre le dice que no le cree así que mejor empiece a decir la verdad. Es ahí donde, prepárense para esto señores, su hija le revela que su padre le ofreció un auto, UN AUTO, si lograba que su madre y Lukas terminaran, BITCH WTF. Lo peor es que Ivy, aunque la votó de la casa, fue demasiado suave, o sea, lo que yo le hubiera dicho a mi hija si me traicionara de esa manera.
Como sea, terminamos con Lukas diciéndole a Ivy que Rio, una mujer con la que él había estado sexualmente involucrado (al igual que su hermano, Vandal o como se llame) está embarazada con la hija de Vandal, pero por por la muerte de su hija, Lukas no cree que sea bueno que su hermano se entere que va a tener una nueva hija, por eso le pide a Ivy que finja que la hija es de Lukas con otra mujer. Ivy acepta y viven felices para siempre (nunca se menciona que chch pasó con todo el asunto de su hija).
Empezamos con nuestra protagonista Ivy, madre de dos, con 36 años que acaba de descubrir que su esposo de 18 años, 18 AÑOS, la está engañando hace un año con una de sus trabajadoras. El hdpt es un maldito que se porta como un perro y la deja. Obviamente Ivy está destrozada, y luego de llorar y estar triste decide hacer todo lo que su marido le prohibió, una de esas cosas es hacerse un tatuaje.
Es así como conocemos a Lukas, un tatuador e integrante (a veces) de la banda que su hermano tiene con sus primos. Tiene 24 años y es más maduro por su pasado doloroso, está buscando sentar cabeza y al conocer a Ivy está seguro que ella es la indicada.
Obviamente Ivy primero lo duda, pero Lukas de hecho es demasiado encantador y bueno para ser verdad, así que cae totalmente y tiene una relación muy sana y bonita. Aunque Ivy es algo molesta con lo de la edad, pero bueno x, eran bonitos juntos, pero es una relación que he visto en miles de libros super parecidos a este.
Ahora, aquí es cuando lo raro pasa.
La hija mayor de Ivy llama a Luka borracha porque un chico la emborrachó y la dejó sola en una calle. Luka obviamente va a recogerla. La regaña un poco y le dice que se quede en el cuarto de invitados, pero ella empieza a tocarlo, sugerir que se acuesten juntos (acosarlo sexualmente básicamente). Él obviamente le dice que nada que ver, que está loca, que se duerma y se le pasará la locura.
La mañana siguiente Ivy va a la casa de Lukas y encuentra a su hija saliendo desnuda del baño del cuarto de Lukas, y su hija empieza a mentir y decir que algo pasó entre Lukas y ella. Obvio es mentira, pero Ivy no sabe eso y caramente le cree a su hija.
Se separan pero Lukas no se rinde y le pide a Ivy que lo escuche, que cree que el padre de su hija planeó todo esto y su hija es cómplice. Ivy le dice que todo es complicado, pero sabe que Lukas nunca le haría eso, así que le pregunta a su hija y después de que lo negara unas cuantas veces más su madre le dice que no le cree así que mejor empiece a decir la verdad. Es ahí donde, prepárense para esto señores, su hija le revela que su padre le ofreció un auto, UN AUTO, si lograba que su madre y Lukas terminaran, BITCH WTF. Lo peor es que Ivy, aunque la votó de la casa, fue demasiado suave, o sea, lo que yo le hubiera dicho a mi hija si me traicionara de esa manera.
Como sea, terminamos con Lukas diciéndole a Ivy que Rio, una mujer con la que él había estado sexualmente involucrado (al igual que su hermano, Vandal o como se llame) está embarazada con la hija de Vandal, pero por por la muerte de su hija, Lukas no cree que sea bueno que su hermano se entere que va a tener una nueva hija, por eso le pide a Ivy que finja que la hija es de Lukas con otra mujer. Ivy acepta y viven felices para siempre (nunca se menciona que chch pasó con todo el asunto de su hija).
My fave of the series. Ivy is the older woman who is going thru a divorce, and falls for the younger, hot tattoo artist. And I loved the talking Raven. Ex uses teen daughter to try and break them up.
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I know a lot of people say this is one of their favorites in the series but I think it fell kind of flat. Lukas is a great guy, he is probably the most old soul romantic of all the guys but the plot just felt kind of lacking. I did enjoy the book relatively well, I just found myself half listening to the audio and not giving it my full attention like I normally do with Carian Cole’s books.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Ashes and Embers series
Carian Cole
Storm
Vandal
Lukas
Talon
Loving Storm
Asher
I admit I read Storm, and Lukas last year but this year I thought I would work my way through the whole series and I am so glad that I did. This series holds my favorite book that I read this year, keep reading to learn which one it is. This series follows a group of brothers and cousins in the famous Valentine family. Their fathers were musicians in the ’60s and ’70s. When their grandfather died their grandmother who is one of the best characters ever went looking for her two grandsons she learned about at the funeral (Lukas and Vandal). You will want to hug all these men and give them all the love. Storm, Talon, and Asher are brothers, they have a younger brother and I hope that the author will be writing his story because I am so looking forward to him falling, it’s going to be so good.
Storm finds Evelyn after she wrecks her car in a blizzard on a lonely road when he is on his way to his cabin to find peace and quiet with his dog. Of course, mishaps occur. Evelyn is currently in a long-term relationship and Storm hasn’t been in a relationship since he was 19. All I will say is snowglobes.
Vandal was the hardest novel to read in the series but the twist at the end was so unexpected. Vandal is troubled and often her male characters are hard-edged troubled men who desperately need love and compassion. It kills you when you find out what happens and how much he needs someone to see him.
Lukas falls for an older woman who has recently found that her husband has been cheating on her for a year. Struggling to be a single parent and deal with her attraction to a younger man would be a struggle anyone can understand. Lukas has a heart of gold and is often the 2nd person people in the family go to when they need help. He co-owns a tattoo shop with his half-brother Vandal and occasionally plays music with the band (Ashes and Embers). The twist in this book will kill you and strangely so believable that it could happen in real life.
Talon is another hard novel in this series. Their mother who is a famous romance novelist is working with some psychologist on what makes a good marriage. Talon is looking for a relationship because the same groupies aren’t doing it for him and he sees how Storm and Evelyn are. He takes a chance and joins the project. After several meetings and psychological tests, he is matched with a person the group believes will be their right match. Asia works hard but can’t seem to find success and pull herself out of poverty she decided to join the project because she wants to mean something to someone, is desperate to be loved. Too bad Talon has a ticking clock of a health issue that will put a strain on his life and his new marriage.
Loving Storm is my comfort novel. I will go back to this book, again and again, to feel good. This book picks up with Strom and Evelyn after Storm proposed. It includes their wedding and moving into a new house and surprise a new baby. I love the epilogue and seeing their oldest daughter all grown up and Strom being a father.
Asher well here we are my favorite book this year. I will endeavor as an author to do what this book did to me. Reading this book I had a visceral body reaction. I felt the knife of emotion enter my heart. I cried so much. Asher has been a thread through all of these novels and always alone. Other characters have eluded him loving or hanging onto a ghost. You learn in this novel who he is hanging onto and how devastating it has been to him. It killed me and is my 5-star read.
Carian Cole
Storm
Vandal
Lukas
Talon
Loving Storm
Asher
I admit I read Storm, and Lukas last year but this year I thought I would work my way through the whole series and I am so glad that I did. This series holds my favorite book that I read this year, keep reading to learn which one it is. This series follows a group of brothers and cousins in the famous Valentine family. Their fathers were musicians in the ’60s and ’70s. When their grandfather died their grandmother who is one of the best characters ever went looking for her two grandsons she learned about at the funeral (Lukas and Vandal). You will want to hug all these men and give them all the love. Storm, Talon, and Asher are brothers, they have a younger brother and I hope that the author will be writing his story because I am so looking forward to him falling, it’s going to be so good.
Storm finds Evelyn after she wrecks her car in a blizzard on a lonely road when he is on his way to his cabin to find peace and quiet with his dog. Of course, mishaps occur. Evelyn is currently in a long-term relationship and Storm hasn’t been in a relationship since he was 19. All I will say is snowglobes.
Vandal was the hardest novel to read in the series but the twist at the end was so unexpected. Vandal is troubled and often her male characters are hard-edged troubled men who desperately need love and compassion. It kills you when you find out what happens and how much he needs someone to see him.
Lukas falls for an older woman who has recently found that her husband has been cheating on her for a year. Struggling to be a single parent and deal with her attraction to a younger man would be a struggle anyone can understand. Lukas has a heart of gold and is often the 2nd person people in the family go to when they need help. He co-owns a tattoo shop with his half-brother Vandal and occasionally plays music with the band (Ashes and Embers). The twist in this book will kill you and strangely so believable that it could happen in real life.
Talon is another hard novel in this series. Their mother who is a famous romance novelist is working with some psychologist on what makes a good marriage. Talon is looking for a relationship because the same groupies aren’t doing it for him and he sees how Storm and Evelyn are. He takes a chance and joins the project. After several meetings and psychological tests, he is matched with a person the group believes will be their right match. Asia works hard but can’t seem to find success and pull herself out of poverty she decided to join the project because she wants to mean something to someone, is desperate to be loved. Too bad Talon has a ticking clock of a health issue that will put a strain on his life and his new marriage.
Loving Storm is my comfort novel. I will go back to this book, again and again, to feel good. This book picks up with Strom and Evelyn after Storm proposed. It includes their wedding and moving into a new house and surprise a new baby. I love the epilogue and seeing their oldest daughter all grown up and Strom being a father.
Asher well here we are my favorite book this year. I will endeavor as an author to do what this book did to me. Reading this book I had a visceral body reaction. I felt the knife of emotion enter my heart. I cried so much. Asher has been a thread through all of these novels and always alone. Other characters have eluded him loving or hanging onto a ghost. You learn in this novel who he is hanging onto and how devastating it has been to him. It killed me and is my 5-star read.
This book took my breath away. I could not put it down for the life of me. Lukas was one of the most romantic heroes that I’ve ever read about. You could tell how much he loved Ivy from the start. He’s quickly become one of my favorite book boyfriends. Ivy was such a strong heroine, who I found to be relatable as well. This book was amazing and I’m excited to continue the rest of the series